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  • January 22, 2015
  • Control Guru

How Do I Detect Valve Issues and Prevent Failures?

It's generally known that the behavior of final control elements (FCEs) (valves, air handlers, etc.) change over time. Like most things the dynamics of FCEs are different from the time

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  • December 23, 2014
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What Are the Pros and Cons of the Step Test?

Face it, more often than not tuning a PID controller is usually easier when software is applied. While not all products are created equal, the modeling capabilities within most commercial

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  • November 25, 2014
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How Do I Tune a Level Controller?

Level controllers present challenges that are different from others. Although their presence is significant they lag behind Flow controllers in their overall share of the typical production facility's process control

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  • October 9, 2014
  • Control Guru

Why Are Control Loops Operated in Manual Mode?

Why do manufacturers automate production? Why do they spend millions each year on new equipment and software? Those questions are pretty straight forward, and the answers seem obvious. Clearly automation

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  • September 26, 2014
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What is Output Distribution? How Is It Helpful?

Most of us know what it means to give 110%. Whether by a coach urging players to finish strong or a supervisor encouraging staff to hit a project deadline, many